How do I install Tailnet MCP Bridge?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Tailnet MCP Bridge need an API key?

The publisher lists these environment variables: TS_AUTHKEY.

What transport does Tailnet MCP Bridge use?

Tailnet MCP Bridge runs locally over stdio.

When was Tailnet MCP Bridge last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Reach an MCP server inside your Tailscale tailnet from an agent's sandbox, over stdio.

Tailnet MCP Bridge MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/zedong-peng/tailnet-mcp:v0.3.0

Credentials from the publisher

TS_AUTHKEY — Tagged, pre-authorized auth key; only needed the first time

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1TS_AUTHKEY=<secret> claude mcp add io.github.zedong-peng-tailnet-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/zedong-peng/tailnet-mcp:v0.3.0

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.zedong-peng-tailnet-mcp": {4      "command": "docker",5      "args": [6        "run",7        "-i",8        "--rm",9        "ghcr.io/zedong-peng/tailnet-mcp:v0.3.0"10      ],11      "env": {12        "TS_AUTHKEY": "<secret>"13      }14    }15  }16}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · ociPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.3.0
API key

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Tailnet MCP Bridge

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Tailnet MCP Bridge?

Does Tailnet MCP Bridge need an API key?

What transport does Tailnet MCP Bridge use?

When was Tailnet MCP Bridge last checked?

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